Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-13

ING AAHCHiCon CohAefCAaa nAE1no II
not much TO boast Of. bu, occasionally an
American vessel Is found pokinE around
in odd places. Two Of them are soon to
be launcsd upon the upper Congo above
the rapids.
James GArvey. q Nashville grocer vas
indicted for selling liquor on Sunday. and
he ssgnAliEed the occasion By shooting
the man whom he believed to be respon-
sible for the Indictment. He will have q
more serious charge than that Of selling
liquor on Sunday to meet before the next
grand jury; but. then. he got even" with
bis socuser and. presumably. Il happy.
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They are having no end Of treubls ct
Roger williams University. . Baptist In
stitution for the education Of colored
youth 81 Nashville. Tennsssss. The stu
dents demanded the removal OF two
members Of the faculty. and. their re-
quest being denied. they left the iAstitu-
ton in q body. The wsrk Of the school
Is At StAndssill. and melody Ia able to
find way out OF the trouble.
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A London paper says there win BE- no
big Easter review of the British volun-
teers At Brighton this year. but instead
thore are to be several smaller reviews,
in association with regular troops. CON-
bined with marching columns. One Of
the London regiments has decided to
march the entire distance, wherever II
may be ordered. should It be ordered to
the neiEhborheod Of Brighton. the dis
lance marched weuld be about 100 miles.
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It lie said that the largest set Of engines
ever constructed for . war ship have
been recently turned out by the HapisrS
in GlAsgSw and shipped by them to se-
bSstap0l on the Black Sea. The engines
In question are for q Russian ironclad.
and Of the power OF 1900 horse. When
there Is 90 much bad blood between Great
II itAin and Russia Il seems edd to think
how two nations should be trafickins
with one another In munitions Of war
which ct aay moment might be used
against the power which manufactured
them.
The Prince Of Wales 10 no. generally
considered 9 hero, Jet on the occasion Of
the lAse earthquake scare In Europe be
is required to have displayed considerable
presence OF mind. when everybody
around him was utterly demoralired with
fear. As soon - the upheaval became
general Albert Edward IL reported 20
have betakeR himself philcssphically &c
bed. and there - have remained until the
commissions were over. One cannot SUP
pose him. however. to have slept all the
time. and presamirg him TO hsve been
awake and smoking, We should like to
know whether he begu'led the time By
the psrusal Of Blair's sermons or tbs last
edition Of the Racing Calendar.
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Brisbane. In Qaeeasland. 10 generally =
toriid place. bat il hAa lately had shower
Of Ice which will serve to keep its stncs-
phers cool for some time to come. The
spheres for they can hardly be called
hail stonesi A-e described - being -
large - cricket haIiA though some were
OF the insigHiHcant size Of hens sxzs.
They fell with such force e. not only TO
dsm0lish glass roofs but evea to perfnraia
E.ne eneS and Ia some instances the toPs
Of the omnibascs were 90 Fiddled that
sacks hae to Se used TO protect the heads
Of tbs passengers inside. Several peop e
In exposed situations. who were struck
BY the stones sustained bruises ard coz
t1sions. and in enc instance . mAn had
bis face laid open By enc and had 10 be
taken TO the hospital. Two hours after
the storm the price Of glass had risen 80
per ceat.- and in some places the hal
balls we're lyiuE eighteen inches deep.
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A writer IN the London Daily Tele-
ErAPh hsmsAas the sad falling OF Of pi-
rates, and AFpAreasly lays the blame 81
the door OF Mr.. W. 6. GuSert. Who has
50 hurissaued thu fraternity that they no
longer Cad their vocation 9 paying one.
However, = story comes 60 ~ fron New
LealAna which holds oat some hope that
The nobae race Of Buccaneers l. not jet
extinct. Il seems that tive msa. aAued
Peas and CsfreT. murdered 9 m&n O.
Great Barrier lslNRd and FAa Away VITA
= cutter called the Sovereign Of he seas.
ssA ALEC vita . girl The aARe ct the
lsay d lett IN dArksoss. and o. her beauty
4n1 euallseAf cas- fos . pirate w5f&-ths
AedocA ef the SozsA Pacssc-no htai .
gven. HOvsveg. The TlrA'i,al WORTHLESS
issire& Axuns and P1oTisioas.- Acls.ea
black ssg and ST ali ,5- Sos;h An rtcA-
AlAs TIE winds were nos prop4fsoas Ana
o a-tng Earsnlt- n y leattl..i heir rns..l !